Proposal: break out machine specific state from `settings.json` into their own files

[mawkler]

Feature Description

Break out machine specific state from settings.json into their own files

Use Case

Hi! I use the same dotfiles on two different machines, and I've noticed that ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/settings.json contains a lot of machine-specific settings. This gets kind of awkward to deal with when having settings.json checked in to a Git repo and tracked from both machines, because for some entries in settings.json each machine needs to have a unique setting, like its monitor names for example.

Here's a non-complete list of some of the entries that I'm talking about (for some I'm guessing what the actual use case is based on the name, but hopefully you get the idea).

• bluetoothDevicePins.preferredDevice
• wifiNetworkPins.preferredWifi
• brightnessDevicePins
• audioInputDevicePins / audioOutputDevicePins
• niriOutputSettings
• activeDisplayProfile
• displayProfiles
• enabledGpuPciIds / selectedGpuIndex
• systemMonitorGpuPciId
• lockScreenActiveMonitor
• matugenTargetMonitor
• frameScreenPreferences
• systemMonitorDisplayPreferences
• systemMonitorVariants
• connectedFrameBarStyleBackups
• browserUsageHistory / filePickerUsageHistory

Compositor(s)

All compositors

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Proposed Solution

My proposed solution is to move machine-specific settings like the ones above to some other file, for example ~/.local/share/DankMaterialShell/settings/<hostname-of-computer>.json.

Alternatives/Existing Solutions

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